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ROOTED is Here
How do we keep Southern creatives and entrepreneurs resourced and supported so they can stay rooted where they are in community?
RUNWAY’S 2022 HIGHLIGHTS: Looking Back to See What’s Ahead
We’ve made significant progress over the past year, and we are proud of the hard work and dedication of our team.
Our Glow Guide Is Back – Did Someone Say “Shop Black”? 👀
There’s no better time to put your money where your mouth is and support Black-owned businesses for the holiday season and beyond.
100 Years Later: The Dust Has Not Settled in Tulsa
“100 years later, and the dust has not settled in Tulsa, and it has not settled in America. We’re here today to have a sacred conversation about what it means to repair the damage done to Black businesses and Black communities.”
Why I Gave To The Runway Project
In February 2017, I was on phone call with Konda Mason and Jessica Norwood to learn about The Runway Project Oakland. I had recently met Konda and Jessica at local investing conferences, and I knew they were both powerful visionaries building the next economy. On the call I was struck by a contradiction in my own work-- I realized that while I was giving money to black led organizing for black liberation, I wasn’t giving money to investment projects working to build intergenerational black wealth.
